A Picasso dream come true~

It’s no secret that I’m a fan of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum… it’s a [...]

Frozen River by the frozen river

Sundance Film Festival, watch out. Winona, it seems, doesn’t do anything small these days, and [...]

Just what the doctor ordered…

Having been near my death bed for the past three weeks with the flu, I [...]

Something’s cooking with Shakespeare…

I was driving around the other day and I spotted Paul Barnes and Jeff Stevenson [...]

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You need to come here right now~

I have been up and down the Great River Road during the past week and [...]

A Cemetery Walk to remember

In the fall, one of my favorite things to do is hang around Woodlawn Cemetery. [...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

Okay, I know. That’s a Christmas song, but as the cooler winds started to blow [...]

Why people move to Winona…

I came to Winona from the Twin Cities almost exactly 16 years ago, and at [...]

Mississippi River Love

Steamy. That’s a pretty good word for this summer. It’s been the kind of hot [...]

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What is so great about Winona?

Well let me tell you. People drove all the way from the Twin Cities last [...]

The legacy of Winona

I love it when people have good ideas. I extra love it when those good [...]

Okay, donut lovers

You asked – I listened. It’s time to talk about donuts. Not just any donuts, [...]

Legacy Weekend (News from Visit Winona)

  Article posted by Minnesota Citizens for the Arts What a great idea! Winona community [...]

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Cruise in for Cruise Night

Attention muscle heads, old car buffs and anyone who likes to eat ice cream while [...]

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A whole lot of Shakespeare going on~

Oh.My.Gosh. Shakespeare fever.  Winona has it, and there is no cure except for a seat [...]

My favorite secret

I’ve been holding out on you. After all these months I haven’t told you about [...]

To be a Winonan

A funny thing happens sometimes when one is standing around the buffet table chatting (besides [...]

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Countdown to Steamboat Days…

First, the winner from last week’s drawing… *drum roll* is Amy Burke! Now, those of [...]

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Rain, rain, go away…

Yuk. Sorry Mother Nature, and flowers and plants and trees, but I hate it when [...]

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Rock on, Tourism

Sixty five million dollars. That, friends, is a big chunk of change. It’s also how [...]

Quintessentially Winona…

I was talking to a young fella who occasionally visits family in Winona, and by [...]

Yo-Yo Ma is going to love Winona too…

You know I’ve been dying to write about this… Yo-Yo Ma, as in the undisputed [...]

A big ‘wow’ at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

I went to a shindig at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum yesterday, enticed by curator [...]

Eat your heart out, New York City

So I just came back from a trip to New York City and all I [...]